Sudoku Gridmaster Unlockables, Cheats and Hints (DS)

Sudoku Gridmaster, also known as Sudoku Master in Europe or Puzzle Series Vol. 3: Sudoku in Japan, is a video game developed by Hudson for the Nintendo DS, and published by the company itself in Japan, and Nintendo in the rest of the world, released on March 23, 2006, in Japan, June 26, in North America, October 27, in Europe, and on February 22, 2007, in Australia.

Sudoku Gridmaster, like its name clearly suggests, is a sudoku simulator, where players need to solve over 400 levels of the famous Japanese mind game, ascending through ranks by earning stars and completing puzzles in a fast manner, by using the touchscreen of the Nintendo DS to navigate the puzzle and insert the numbers they think work best in the grid of the sudoku level.

UNLOCKABLES

Star bonuses
Complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding bonus.

- Gold Rank Test: Collect 220 stars and complete Bronze and Silver Rank Tests.
- Hard 101-110: Collect 240 stars.
- Hard 111-120: Collect 260 stars.
- Platinum Rank Test: Collect 300 stars and complete Bronze, Silver and Gold Rank Tests.

CHEATS

Unlimited time
Press Start during game play to display the options menu. Although the touch screen is obscured, the timer stops. You can then look at the top screen to take as much time as desired to determine your next move. Resume game play, make your move, then pause game play again to repeat.

HINTS

Unlocking new puzzles
Each level has a different number of stars you can get. "Practice" and "Easy" give you a maximum of four stars. "Normal" gives you a maximum of five stars. "Hard" has a maximum of six stars. After collecting twenty stars, new levels will open up (usually thirty new puzzles for every twenty stars).

You can check out a video of Sudoku Gridmaster for the Nintendo DS below.